I told the person I was quitting WhatsApp for Signal and they proposed to just message using SMS.They told me they couldn't give up being able to access their messages from anywhere so they were going to continue using Facebook Messenger. They looked into Signal and saw a lack of multi-device support. I had the person completely agreeing with me that it's important to protect our data.Two times I failed to convince someone to install Signal: I probably didn't understand it all as I well as I do now after lots of reflection. Being in Australia, our civil liberties aren't quite as defined as those in the US but many are implied being a democratic country. One of the biggest challenges I've been facing is people not really understanding the value of their civil liberties. There are plenty of other other - possibly better - apps out there that are not suitable for non tech-savvy users for many reasons. I've only spoken about telegram vs signal because these are the 2 most popular alternatives to Whatsapp. If you're moving for privacy, you should move to Signal Without these (E2E encryption in particular), one could argue that you are better off using Whatsapp. Both of these are deal breakers for privacy. Telegram is not E2E encrypted by default and the server side code is not open source. But Telegram is NOT more private than Whatsapp. ^ Both of these Signal cons are changing quicklyīoth Signal and Telegram can be recommended to non tech-savvy people without worrying about usability. (Apart from plenty of legitimate people using it on a day-to-day basis, Telegram has massive groups and channels that are frequently used to share "not-so-legal" things which attracts many people) (Telegram has a lot of extra features that would be attractive to new users who don't see privacy as their #1 priority) their encryption protocol is not as trusted as Signal's is (people say it's not as secure).all messages are NOT E2E encrypted by default.Signal is more widely trusted by people who care about privacy and security (like Edward Snowden and many others). Signal is preferred over telegram for multiple reasons. The Signal UI sucks" or something like that. You can share this with people who are asking you "why don't we just use Telegram. I saw a question over on /r/androidapps about Telegram vs Signal and I'm just copying my comment over from there. You should encourage people to move to Signal over Telegram For official support, please visit the Signal Support Center. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Signal. This is an unofficial subreddit that is run by the community. If you qualify, you will get a message from the mods regarding it and the choice to accept or decline.ĭo not ask for the Top Contributor flair. You don't get the Top Contributor flair, the Top Contributor flair gets to you. We rarely award it to highly notable members who are good citizens of r/signal, at our discretion. This honorific flair is unofficial and only exists on r/signal. Signal Team/Developer - Verify your identity to get a blue flair!.Open Sorcerer/Sorceress - Send proof that your open source contribution was accepted upstream!.Verified Donor - Send us a screenshot of your donation to get verified!.Message the mods through the button below to get your very own verified flair: Sticker Artisan - for those who like to make sticker packs.Set your own flair at the top of this sidebar: Failure to adhere to the above will result in your post being removed and/or you being banned.
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